Android Tips || data partition getting full || The solution

[mystic]

I am using a basic android phone with very little internal storage for /data (190MB only).
Some of the application like Gmail, Samsung apps, Whats app, Play store etc. are installed only on this data partition and are unmovable even with apps2sd apps.
Now I was unable to download big apps from Samsung Store due to space problem. Remember Samsung apps using /data partition.

So after reading many article from internet, finally I decided to use link2sd application to get rid of this space issue.

Note: Use all these with your own responsibility. you are responsible for your mistakes if you brick your phone.

Note: All data on sdcard will be lost & it will format your sdcard. So take backup first.

Here are basic step to make it happen.
Backup
1) Backup full phone using Nandroid backup.
2)Backup full sdcard using simple copy method.

Partitioning SDCARD
1) root your phone.
2) download CWM recovery.
3) boot in recovery mode
4) go to CWM advance option & select sdcard partition option. Select desired partition size & type.
5)Reboot the phone.

Link2SD installation
1) download & install link2sd apps.
2) when started , it will ask for second partition & will format it for you.
3) now you are ready with second sd-ext partition.

Restore
1) Now using PC restore all backup of sdcard to your new sdcard partition.
2) run link2sd & multiple select all apps. Choose create link2sd for all apps.
3) Now all your apps on sdcard will be move to sd-ext partition. The benefit of this is , when you connect your mobile to PC, sdcard is unmounted for copy operation. But this sd-ext partition will not be unmounted.

Now no more space problem. :tup

 

[mystic]

RE: My android phone || /data partition getting full || The solution

Connect your Android phone (rooted) from PC at command prompt.
1) Download android-tools from net (google android-tools).
2) Install usb-driver for your phone. (Check device manager, if your phone is listed, you have usb driver installed)
3) Now go to command mode & go to android-tools folder and run command "adb.exe devices"
It will list your device.
4) "adb.exe shell" will give your terminal prompt of your mobile.
5) $su will give you super user prompt.

Now at shell prompt you can run android's shell command.

 

[shawl_who]

RE: My android phone || /data partition getting full || The solution

quite useful info bro... :clap
Though Ill read it thoroughly later on, on how to actually do it

 

[Dinesh jain]

RE: My android phone || /data partition getting full || The solution

gud work bro

 

[Thakur]

RE: My android phone || /data partition getting full || The solution

nice work bro